Suspect in Bank of America robbery in Eustis captured

EUSTIS — Police arrested a 31-year-old man and charged him with armed robbery hours after a Bank of America branch was robbed Thursday.

The robber entered the bank about 3:40 p.m. and handed a teller a note, implying he had a gun and demanding money, police said. He left the bank at 100 N. Bay St. with an undisclosed amount of cash and was seen walking away on Magnolia Street.

Police believe the robber got away in a faded green Dodge Neon in Ferran Park, traveling northbound through the park. At 7:16 p.m., Maurice B. Simpson of Mount Dora was captured by Lake deputy sheriffs while fleeing from the Neon.

"Upon Simpson's capture, evidence linking him to the robbery was identified," according to a statement by Eustis police Senior Officer Robert Simken.

Simpson was also faces charges including grand theft, grand theft auto and resisting without violence. He is being held in the Lake County Jail on $70,000 bond.